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Moab Half Marathon gives $33,500 to community organizations in 2012
Moab Half Marathon, Inc. announced last week that it contributed $33,500 to local non-profits in 2012. Moab Half Marathon (MHM) operates several races in Moab and Grand County each year. Communi...
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EUCCU donates $1,500 to Canyonlands Field Institute
Eastern Utah Community Credit Union (EUCCU) has donated $1,500 to Canyonlands Field Institute (CFI) to help support community outdoor education programs, CFI officials said in a news release. The ...
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Don Marquardt of Moab Immediate Care and X-Ray presents a $500 contribution to Kim Schappert, executive director of Moab Trails Alliance. Under Marquardt’s program the full vasectomy fee goes to the patient’s choice of local charitable organization.                                              Courtesy photo
Local doctor donates vasectomy fees to non-profit groups
A local physician has contributed approximately $15,000 to local charities by collecting donations from the recipients of no-scalpel vasectomies performed at his Moab clinic. Through his program,...
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Deep Desert Expeditions offers a variety of services, including hikes in and around the area, backpacking and camping trips, and rock-hounding trips at a private azurite mine.
New guide service aims to fill gap in backcountry offerings
A new backcountry guide service that specializes in custom journeys for small groups and families has opened in Moab. Deep Desert Expeditions, founded by Moab resident Mike Coronella, aims to fill...
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  • <b><i>Helping neighbors...<br></i></b>
In conjunction with the 2012 Books for Tots campaign sponsored by Back of Beyond Books in Moab, the bookstore also collected books from customers to help restock the San Juan High School library, which was devastated by an arson fire last year. Pictured from left, Andy Nettell, proprietor of Back of Beyond, and Kerry Lange of Desert West, an office supply company in Moab, deliver seven boxes of books to San Juan High School librarian Jeanna Grover. The books have been housed in a temporary library for San Juan High students. School officials have said they hope to move into the rebuilt library this spring. Courtesy photo
    Helping neighbors...
    In conjunction with the 2012 Books for Tots campaign sponsored by Back of Beyond Books in Moab, the bookstore also collected books from customers to help restock the San Juan High School library, which was devastated by an arson fire last year. Pictured from left, Andy Nettell, proprietor of Back of Beyond, and Kerry Lange of Desert West, an office supply company in Moab, deliver seven boxes of books to San Juan High School librarian Jeanna Grover. The books have been housed in a temporary library for San Juan High students. School officials have said they hope to move into the rebuilt library this spring. Courtesy photo
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